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James H. Howard's "Ding Hao!" – Tamiya P-51B

by Tom Cleaver on December 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 11 ≡

The Tamiya kit, OOB, with Aeromaster decals. James H. Howard and “Ding Hao!”: Born in China, the son of Methodist missionaries, James H. Howard joined the U.S. Navy in 1938. After graduating from flight school at Pensacola, Ensign [...]

A Monogram P-51D

by Tom Cleaver on December 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 3 ≡

Proof you don't have to have the latest kit to get a nice model, if you're willing to put in the work. About 15 years ago, a friend gave me a bunch of old kits that he figured were good for spare parts. Among them was this kit, which I [...]

My 2017.

by Ulf Lundberg on December 31, 2017 · in Uncategorized · 11 ≡

I finished fewer models this year than I usually do. My competing hobby, woodworking is the guilty party here. The build year started with Mirages Flower Class Corvette HMS Zinnia. A really nice kit. An article in English is coming up in [...]

Happy New Year 2018

by krzysztof bytniewski on December 31, 2017 · in News · 7 ≡

I wish you all a happy New Year 2018, the next beautiful models in the collection. My collection has been enlarged by the MiG-29 1/72 scale model ... soon I will present the photos of this model ... Happy New Year !

Trumpeters Wellington Mk III.

by Ulf Lundberg on December 31, 2017 · in Aviation · 18 ≡

Hi friends! I guess some of you know that this build was my "FRYING PAN CHALLENGE". (link) Yesterday was spent planting grass on the base plate. As you can see, I made some low valleys and hills in the plate, to give it a bit [...]

Video: Building the Revell Monogram A-26 Invader ... Episode 1

by iModeler Youtube Picks on December 30, 2017 · in Aviation

This is the first video in the series on building the 1/48 scale Revell - Monogram A-26 Invader. Additional information on the A-26 can be found on my web page ... (link)

My Christmas tradition.

by Dan DeSilva on December 30, 2017 · in Diorama · 14 ≡

Hi All, I know Christmas is actually over, but I wanted to share the 1/144 ornament I made for my wife this year. Dragon's 1/144 EA-6A with spare decals. I didn't want to do the squadron featured in the kit, and I have been working on a [...]

Year of the Cat F4F Wildcat

by Josh Patterson on December 30, 2017 · in Aviation · 9 ≡

Got too busy with the holiday season and also wanted to get one of these posted before the year was over. So, there's no antenna as I couldn't wait for some EZ Line. I should've taken the photos yesterday when it was a little overcast to [...]

Tyrrell 020

by Pedro Costa on December 30, 2017 · in Automotive · 26 ≡

Tyrrell 020, Tamiya kit, very simple, painted with Tamiya spray cans and acrylics/Humbrol enamel. I added little detail, photo-etched bolts and nuts, Studio27 seatbels, wires, cables and some foil to replicate the heat shield in engine [...]

1/48 Hasegawa Ki-27 Nakajima Type 97 “Nate” 77th Sentai

by Louis Gardner on December 29, 2017 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Tonight's posting will quite probably be my last "new" article for the year. It follows hot on the heels of my other Ki-27 article that was posted last night. John Clark inspired me to finish both of these kits up when he [...]